According to Irish legend, Aoife was a warrior princess. She fought against her sister Scathach for sometime until she was defeated in head-to-head combat by another warrior named Cuculainn. Eventually she became friends again with her sister.

Other beautiful but initially difficult-to-pronounce Irish names for girls include Maeve (pronounced "Mayve"), Ciara (pronounced "Kira"), Niamh (pronounced "Neeve"), and Chloe (pronounced "Klo-EEE"... which is actually a Greek name but is still quite popular in Ireland).